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Title:
The internationalisation of corruption : scale, impact and countermeasures
Author:
Fletcher, Clare.
ISBN:
9781409411291
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Publication Information:
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Gower, 2012.
Physical Description:
xviii, 283 p. ; 26 cm.
General Note:
Formerly CIP.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- 1.Background -- 2.Defining Corruption -- 3.The Study of Corruption in an International Context -- 4.Structure of the Book -- pt. I SCOPE AND IMPACT OF CORRUPTION -- ch. 2 Scale and Measurement -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Why Measure International Corruption? -- 3.Measurement Issues -- 4.Surveys and Indices -- ch. 3 Causes and Consequences -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Perspectives on the Causes of International Corruption -- 3.Perspectives on the Consequences of International Corruption -- 4.Implications for the Developing World -- pt. II CHALLENGING CORRUPTION -- ch. 4 Counter Corruption: The Role of State Actors -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Problem of International Corruption: Global Governance -- 3.Collective Action, International Regimes and International Law -- 4.Collective Action in Response to International Corruption -- 5.Countering International Corruption: A Critical Analysis --

Contents note continued: ch. 5 Countering Corruption - The Role of Non-State Actors -- 1.Introduction -- 2.What is an NGO? -- 3.Types of NGO -- 4.NGO Activity in Countering International Corruption -- 5.The Role of NGOs: A Critical Analysis -- pt. III SECTOR ANALYSES AND CASE STUDIES -- ch. 6 Corruption and World Politics -- 1.Introduction -- 2.What is Political Corruption? -- 3.Corruption in Government: Corrupt Political Leaders -- 4.Corruption in Intergovernmental Organisations -- 5.Case Study: `Vote-buying' in International Organisations - The International Whaling Commission -- ch. 7 Corruption and International Business -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Costs of Corporate Bribery to International Trade -- 3.Bribery by Multinationals in Emerging Markets -- 4.Criminalisation of Bribery in Business Transactions -- 5.Business Ethics and Corporate Governance -- 6.Case Study: BAE Systems and the Al Yamamah Scandal -- ch. 8 Corruption and Global Finance -- 1.Introduction --

Contents note continued: 2.Rogue Trading -- 3.The Role of Accountancy and Auditing Firms -- 4.The Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the United States -- 5.European Financial Market Regulation -- 6.Case Study: Bernard Madoff's Ponzi Scheme -- ch. 9 Corruption and Transnational Organised Crime -- 1.Introduction -- 2.What is Transnational Organised Crime? -- 3.Corruption and Money Laundering -- 4.Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regimes -- 5.Case Study: General Pinochet and US Bank Riggs -- ch. 10 Corruption and International Aid -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Humanitarian Aid -- 3.Development Aid -- 4.Corruption and the World Bank -- 5.Does Aid Increase Corruption? -- 6.The Problem of Accountability -- 7.Efforts to Reduce the Risks of Corruption -- 8.Case Study: Public Expenditure-tracking Surveys -- ch. 11 Corruption and World Health -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Vulnerabilities of the Health Sector -- 3.The Spread of Counterfeit Medicines -- 4.Corruption and HIV/AIDS --

Contents note continued: 5.Case Study: The Global Fight against Fake Malaria Drugs -- ch. 12 Key Points and Suggestions for Further Study.
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